Jalil Zandi

Biography:

Brig. General Jalil Zandi was an ace fighter pilot in the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force serving for the full duration of the Iran-Iraq war. His record qualifies him as an ace and the most successful pilot of that conflict in the air combats and the most successful F-14 pilot ever. Jalil Zandi began in the IIAF and stayed on to serve in the IRIAF when it was somewhat dangerous for pilots to continue their military service.